<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
game	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	O
95/98	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
combine	O
elements	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
notably	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
strategy	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
only	O
one	O
map	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
faith	O
starting	O
at	O
a	O
different	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Earth	O
quest	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
epic	O
poem	O
Beowulf	B-Operating_System
but	O
involves	O
many	O
original	O
battles	O
and	O
adventures	O
Beowulf	B-Operating_System
partakes	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Death	O
adventure	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
's	O
ability	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
dead	O
and	O
employ	O
them	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Order	O
adventure	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
legends	O
of	O
Merlin	B-Device
and	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
and	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
retrieval	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
and	O
death	O
of	O
Mordred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
support	O
with	O
patch	O
3.01	O
for	O
the	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
community	O
tried	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
support	O
and	O
created	O
own	O
fan	O
patches	O
to	O
address	O
remaining	O
issues	B-Error_Name
and	O
enhance	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
Edition	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
